1990 Caymus Vineyards, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley

This is a good, aged California Cabernet. It is brick colored with slight signs of its age around the edge of the glass. It has a nose of red and black cherry, which follows through with a very fruity front and middle pallet. It is an elegantly styled wine, which still has good structure and hints of tannin on the finish. While this wine has aged very nicely, it lacks the complexity of a great Cabernet Sauvignon. My rating 85.

This wine was made after Caymus stopped making the Estate Cabernet, so that they could use more of the Estate grapes for the Special Selection. Presumably this wine was made from Estate lots that were not included in the Special Selections and purchases grapes, but there is nothing on the bottle to indicate the source of the grapes.

Tasted 1/10/2005